Classic Buses Profiles
Classic Buses links (by Dick Gilbert)
Last updated 19 December 2023
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ENTHUSIAST / HISTORICAL SITES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF OPERATOR OR REGION
- Accrington Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Aldershot & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A website about Buses in Barnsley (including Mexborough, South Yorkshire and others).
- Barrow Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Bedwas & Machen UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Birch Brothers illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Birmingham Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Black & White Motorways illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A website about Blackpool Buses
- A website remembering Black Prince Buses of Morley, West Yorkshire and their surviving vehicles.
- Black & White Motorways illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Richard Smith's fleet list of Blue Belle of South London (pdf file).
- Blue Ensign Coaches illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Blue Line (Samuel Morgan) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Booth & Fisher illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Bradford City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Brighton Hove & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- An illustrated history of the The Bronte Bus based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
- Burnley, Colne and Nelson (up to 1933) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Burton upon Trent Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Burwell & Disrict illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Bury Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The Central SMT website by Gerry Cushley
- Chatham & District Traction Co. and the restoration of their only surviving bus.
- Richard Smith's fleet list of Cheltenham & District Traction (pdf file).
- Confidence of Leicester website with a history and photos of past vehicles
- A history of Conner and Graham (1921-1994), of Easington, W.Yorkshire
- County Motors (Lepton) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A forum for the Friends of Coventry Transport
- A comprehensive description of Coventry Corporation buses from the Coventry Corporation Transport Society.
- Coventry Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Crosville Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Crosville Vintage - a famous name revived in Weston Super Mare.
- The legendary Delaine Buses, of Bourne, Lincolnshire.
- Buses of Devon and Cornwall in the 1970s and 80s.
- All about Dorset independent operators on the Country Bus website.
- Douglas Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Eastern Counties Omnibus Company.
- An Eastern National website, with a wealth of information.
- The story of an East Kent Dennis Lancet named Blodwen after its withdrawal in 1964.
- A wonderful gallery of East Kent Road Car pictures by Geoff Stainthorpe.
- East Yorkshire Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The East Yorkshire Motor Services Enthusiasts Page is very comprehensive.
- Elliott Brothers (Bournemouth) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The Essex bus enthusiasts website, featuring Eastern National and other local operators.
- Exeter Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A fine description, history and fleetlist of Falconer and Watts of Cardiff
- Fascinating history, fleet list and photographs of A. Farrow and Sons, Melton Mowbray.
- Farsley Omnibus illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Felix Motors illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Gelligaer UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A History of Buses in Gloucestershire and Red and White (pdf files for download).
- Gloucester Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Haslingden Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Hebble Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A website about Buses in Huddersfield (including Hanson, County Motors and others)
- Isle of Man Road Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Jones Brothers (Treharris) illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- King Alfred Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Kippax & District illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Samuel Ledgard illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A remarkable website providing a history (and fleet lists) of Leeds buses since the 1870s.
- Leicester City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Leigh Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Llandudno UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Ian Smith's Page for classic London buses - so much information!
- London Transport Bus Routes a very detailed site by Ian Armstrong.
- London Bus Routes Zenfolio by Adam Murray. Thousands of images!
- London Transport Stop Flags (bus stops, to you and me!)
- London Country buses and history are the interest of Jonathan Wilkins.
- An interactive map of London Bus Garages of the south east.
- Tamworth garage is the home of London RT3236 and friends.
- A very comprehensive site about the the history and preservation of London Transport RT2688.
- A page all about London's red RFs.
- London Transport RLH Bus Information Centre, by Timebus.
- The Routemaster Association website.
- A website dedicated to London Transport Service Vehicles
- Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former London buses abroad.
- Lowestoft Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Luton Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The MacBrayne Circle website.
- Merthyr Tydfil buses by Alan George, including Morlaix, R. I. Davies and Wheatsheaf.
- Merthyr Tydfil Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Mexborough & Swinton illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- MidlandRed.com is the unofficial website for Midland Red.
- a href="http://www.lthlibrary.org.uk/library3.html">Moore Brothers (Kelvedon)
illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Leyland Nationals supplied to National Welsh and its predecessors
- Richard Smith's fleet list of Newbury & District (pdf file).
- Download a free guide to the interesting history to be found on Nottingham Route 35.
- Oldham Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The Oxford and Chilterns Bus Page, by Malcolm Crowe.
- Portsmouth Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A great gallery of Potteries Motor Traction photos by Geoff Stainthorpe
- The Provincial Enthusiasts Website by Ray Tull
- Ramsbottom UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Rawtenstall Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Jonathan Radley's website about Red and White and his preserved Bristol RELH coach.
- Richard Smith's comprehensive site about the Red & White Group.
- A History of Buses in Gloucestershire and Red & White (pdf files for download).
- Rochdale Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Rossie Motors illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Rotherham Corporation Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Salford City Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Saltburn Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Scout Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- T Severn & Sons illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Silver Star Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Southend Corporation Transport. An excellent historical record with many pictures.
- Southend Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- South Lancashire Transport illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Richard Smith's fleet list of South Midland (pdf file).
- Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- W.C.Standerwick illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Stockport Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Stratford Blue illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Sunderland Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Teesside Railless Traction illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Todmorden Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A fabulous collection of bus photos of vintage United Counties by M.A.Penn.
- Richard Smith's fleet list of United Welsh (pdf file).
- Richard Smith's fleet list of Venture, Basingstoke (pdf file).
- A website about Buses in Wakefield (including West Riding, Yorkshire Traction and others)
- Wallasey Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- West Bridgford UDC illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A photographic history of Western SMT.
- West Hartlepool Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A list of all West Yorkshire PTE survivors, c/o of the Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group.
- Widnes and Halton Buses website by Paul Holmes.
- A history of Wiles Buses in Port Seton, Scotland.
- Wilkinsons Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- Wolverhampton Corporation illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- A fine website about Yelloway Motor Services.
- Yelloway Motor Services illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
- The Yelloway Project, restoration of a Yelloway AEC Reliance
- York Pullman illustrated fleet history (pdf format) from the Local Transport History Library.
BUS MUSEUMS, SOCIETIES AND COLLECTIONS
- A map of the Best Motoring Attractions in the U. K. and Ireland, by Vantage Leasing.
- The Aire Valley Transport Group, and their collection of vehicles.
- The Aldershot and District Bus Interest Group has a comprehensive website.
- The Alford Bus Collection, Aberdeen & District Transport Preservation Trust.
- Visit the Amberley Museum for the best collection of old Southdown vehicles anywhere.
- The Amersham and District Motorbus Society website.
- The Aston Manor Road Transport Museum in Birmingham.
- The Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
- The Barrow Transport Group website.
- The website of the Bedford Enthusiasts Club.
- Beamish, the Living Museum of the North with its pre-war trams and buses.
- Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, has trams and trolleybuses.
- The Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection.
- The Bristol Road Transport Collection.
- The Bristol Vintage Bus Group, their vehicles and events.
- The British Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland, Lancashire.
- The Bury Transport Museum in Greater Manchester.
- The Cambridge Omnibus Society.
- The Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, preserving the buses of South Wales.
- The Carris 255 Preservation Group care for a Lisbon AEC Regent.
- The Castle Point Transport Museum, Canvey Island, Essex.
- Classic Connections and their fleet of former Wallace Arnold vehicles.
- The Cornwall Bus Preservation Society.
- The Coventry Transport Museum.
- The Coventry Corporation Transport Society.
- Commercial Transport in Preservation, History on the Move.
- Crosville Vintage - a famous name revived in Weston Super Mare.
- The Darwen Transport Museum Trust website.
- The Dennis Society website.
- The Devon General Society website.
- The Devon General Omnibus Trust website.
- The Devon General Midlands Group, their Regent V and other Devon buses in the Midlands.
- The Dewsbury Bus Museum website.
- The Dover Transport Museum website.
- The Dundee Museum of Transport.
- The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
- The Eastern Counties Bus Preservation Group based in Cambridgeshire.
- Friends of the East Kent (FoTEK).
- The East Sussex Omnibus Society meets monthly at Stone Cross.
- The Edinburgh Transport Group website, by David Wilson.
- Details of the Ensignbus Vintage Fleet.
- FoKAB, the well-known Friends of King Alfred Buses have a fine website.
- The Fylde Transport Trust has an attractive site about them and their vehicles.
- The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust and their fine collection.
- Hampshire Bus and Coach Preservation have a collection of local vehicles from the 1970s and 80s.
- The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
- Ipswich Transport Museum by Nick Abbott.
- The Irish Transport Heritage and their preserved vehicles.
- The Isle of Wight Bus Museum, featuring Southern Vectis.
- The James Hall Museum of Transport in Johannesburg has some interesting classics.
- The Jurby Transport Museum on the Isle of Man.
- The Keighley Bus Museum Trust website.
- The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust encompasses Leicester City buses and other local operators.
- The Samuel Ledgard Society, keeping the famous name alive in Yorkshire.
- The Leyland Society.
- The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society has a fine collection of buses.
- The London Transport Museum, an outstanding display of public transport in London through the ages.
- The London Bus Preservation Trust Museum at Brooklands.
- The London Omnibus Traction Society (LOTS) website
- The Classic London Bus Society website.
- The MacBrayne Circle website
- The Maidstone and District and East Kent Bus Club website.
- The Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.
- Medstead Depot Omnibus Group, preserving buses in Southern England.
- The Merseyside Transport Trust, preserving Merseyside's bus heritage.
- The Model Bus Federation website.
- The Morris Commercial Club website.
- The National Association of Road Transport Museums lists museums all over the UK.
- The North East Bus Preservation Trust website.
- The North West Museum of Transport (formerly St. Helens Transport Museum) website.
- The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust and their bus collection, based in Liverpool.
- Nottingham Heritage Vehicles, preserving buses and coaches in the area.
- The Nottingham Area Bus Society based at the Great Central Railway.
- The Omnibus Society, founded in 1929.
- Oxford Bus Museum website.
- The City of Portsmouth Preserved Transport Depot and their vehicles.
- The Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society website.
- The Provincial Society, remembering buses in Gosport & Fareham.
- The PSV Circle, catering for bus enthusiasts since 1943.
- Pure Nostalgia, a wonderfull collection of (mainly) London buses.
- The Purley Transport Preservation Group look after two ex London Transport buses in Surrey.
- The Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust website.
- The Ribble Enthusiasts Club have their own website.
- The Routemaster Appreciation Group on Facebook.
- Routemaster Operators & Owners Association by Phil Willson.
- The Rushden Historical Transport Society in Northamptonshire.
- The Rustington Museum in West Sussex has a display of model Southdown buses, relevant artwork and bus-related artefacts.
- A comprehensive site about the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, by Jim Crichton.
- The SELNEC Preservation Society website.
- The Sheffield Transport Study Group, involved with Sheffield and other local fleets.
- The Solent Omnibus Club, formed in 1969.
- Southcoast Motor Services have a fleet of ex-Southdown vehicles, (and an interesting blog too!).
- The Southdown Enthusiasts Club was founded in 1954.
- The online home of the Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust.
- The Southern Counties Omnibus Collection.
- The South Wales Transport Preservation Group and Swansea Bus Museum.
- The South Yorkshire Transport Museum near Rotherham.
- The South Yorkshire Transport Trust, Rotherham.
- The Swansea Bus Museum.
- The Swindon Vintage Omnibus Society has preserved a Swindon Daimler and a Bristol RESL.
- The Teesside 500 Group for people interested in the buses of Cleveland Transit and its predecessors.
- The Telford Bus Group.
- The Thames Valley & Great Western Omnibus Trust website.
- Town & District Transport Trust bus collection in Accrington.
- The Transport Museum at Wythall for Midland Red fans.
- The Transport Ticket Society Website has an excellent coverage of this specialist subject.
- The National Transport Museum of Ireland has a large collection of Irish vehicles.
- The Transport Yorkshire Preservation Group and their vehicles, with a list of all West Yorkshire P. T. E. survivors.
- The Trojan Museum Trust, with a history of the company.
- The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Holywood.
- The West Country Historic Omnibus and Transport Trust website.
- The Western Isles Transport Preservation Group in Scotland.
- The West of England Transport Collection at Winkleigh, Devon.
- The Wirral Transport Museum (Wallasey, Birkenhead, Chester etc.).
- The Workington Transport Heritage Trust
- The Wyvern Omnibus collection in Kidderminster.
- The 910 Preservation Group have a Potteries Atlantean and other vehicles.
- The 2548 Group have restored a glorious Birmingham standard Guy Arab.
SITES ABOUT SPECIFIC TYPES / MAKES OF BUSES
SITES ABOUT BODYWORK MANUFACTURERS
COMPANIES WHO SELL CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES
COMPANIES WHO HIRE OUT CLASSIC BUSES AND COACHES
- 1950s Vintage Bus Hire have London single and double deckers available in West Sussex, Surrey, South & central London.
- Ages Past in Hampshire have two wonderful Bedford OB coaches for hire
- Alpha Bus can hire you a London double decker in London and the home counties.
- Barkers Bus Coach and Wedding Hire Wrexham, North Wales.
- The Bath Bus Company has Routemasters and open top buses for hire.
- Belfast City Sightseeing have a Routemaster bus for hire.
- Belle Vue Coach Hire of Stockport have a vintage double decker available.
- The-Big-Red-Bus Ltd has Routemasters for hire in the Dorset area.
- Bluebird Vintage Coach Hire in Kent.
- BookAclassic have a Bristol Lodekka double decker for hire in Poole, Dorset.
- Boultons of Shropshire have two lovely vintage coaches for hire.
- Buckland Buses hires out classic coaches in Suffolk.
- Cardinal Buses of Surrey have classics for hire.
- Carmel Coaches of Devon have a vintage buses for hire.
- Carters Heritage Buses provide classic bus hire in Suffolk and Essex.
- Chepstow Classic Buses have buses, coaches and open-toppers for hire or sale.
- Classic Vehicles of Yesteryear of Shipley, Yorkshire, have a selection of beautiful coaches for hire.
- Confidence Bus & Coach Hire of Leicester have a Routemaster available.
- Cottons Mini Coaches have a classic single decker in Cornwall.
- Crosville Motor Services - revived in Weston Super Mare.
- Cumbria Classic Coaches have classic coaches for hire, and great sound effects too!
- Dews Coaches of Somersham, Cambridgeshire, have a Bedford OWB and VAL coaches.
- Dualway, in County Dublin, Ireland, have open and closed-top Routemasters for hire.
- Ensignbus of Purfleet, Essex have classic and modern buses for sale and for hire.
- Felix Taxis of Sudbury, Suffolk, have a Bedford OB coach.
- Go Goodwins of Manchester have classic coaches for hire.
- Henry Cooper Coaches has Routemasters for hire in Newcastle.
- Keighley Bus Museum in Yorkshire offer buses for Film and TV work.
- King Harry Coaches have some wonderful single deckers in Cornwall.
- Local Haunts have a Routemaster for hire in Portsmouth.
- London Bus 4 Hire have Routemasters, London taxis and classic cars for hire in South Wales.
- The London Bus Company has a fleet of classic buses for hire.
- London Bus Group has Routemasters for hire.
- The London Bus Export Company has buses for hire in the Gloucester area.
- Lodge's Coaches near Chelmsford, Essex have Bedford coaches for hire.
- London Classic Bus Hire have Routemasters based in Gravesend, Kent.
- London Heritage Travel of Southend have a Routemaster for hire.
- The London Routemaster Bus Company.
- Mervyn's Coaches near Micheldever, Hants., have some wonderful old coaches for hire.
- National Express have a classic double decker for hire in Coventry.
- Nostalgia Travel of North Hinksey, Oxford, have a Bedford OB coach and a Routemaster.
- Omnibuzz hire a Routemaster bus in London.
- Premier Carriage has a Routemaster for hire in Bournemouth.
- Priory Garage of Doncaster has a classic coach for hire.
- A.D.Rains Coaches of Wiltshire have several classic coaches for hire.
- RedRoutemaster bus hire based in London.
- Rent a Routemaster operate in London and the Thames Valley area.
- Romeround have a Routemaster for hire in Dorset.
- Routemaster Hire of Knebworth, Hertfordshire.
- Routemaster4Hire have Routemaster buses available in Buckinghamshire and the south-east.
- Safeguard Coaches of Guildford have a beautiful classic single decker for hire.
- Seven Sisters Bus & Coach has a range of classic buses for hire in Sussex.
- Southcoast Motor Services hire out ex-Southdown vehicles, including Queen Marys (and an interesting blog too!).
- Southdown Historic Vehicles offer a range of classic buses and coaches for hire in the Sussex area.
- The South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh has a Routemaster for hire.
- Southern Transit have several classic buses for hire in Sussex.
- Southern Vectis has a wonderful old open-topper for hire on the Isle of Wight.
- The South Yorkshire Transport Museum has double deckers for hire.
- Sullivan Buses of Potters Bar (N.London) can hire you a Routemaster, and other types too.
- Tanat Valley Coaches of Shropshire have a classic coach for hire.
- Taw & Torridge of North Devon have a wonderful old Bedford coach for hire.
- Thornes Independent of Selby, Yorks, provide vehicle hire and classic coach tours.
- Timebus Travel of St.Albans, Herts. now have a dozen London double and single-decker buses for hire.
- Towlers Coaches have a vintage Bedford coach for hire in Cambridgeshire.
- Traditional Travel have a Routemaster based in Bromley, Kent.
- The Vintage Bus Company has classic vehicles for hire in Kent.
- The Vintage Red Bus Company has Routemasters for hire around High Wycombe.
- Vintage Vehicle Hire offer buses and coaches in South Yorks, Notts and Lincs.
- Vintage Vehicle & London Bus Hire have Routemasters available in Nottingham.
- Wensleydale Omnibus have red Routemasters for hire in Yorkshire.
- Workington Transport Heritage Trust Heritage Bus Hire, Cumbria.
- The Wyvern Omnibus collection in Kidderminster.
- York Pullman offer open or closed-top Routemasters, and single-deck coaches.
COMPANIES WHO MAINTAIN CLASSIC BUSES AND/OR SUPPLY PARTS and MANUALS
TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES
OVERLAND BUSES, TRAVELLING SITES and STORIES
GENERAL BUS INTEREST
- The Bus Archive is a charity dedicated to the collection and preservation of bus documents and pictures.
- A massive photo collection of buses (and other transport) on Malta by Keith Till.
- A fabulous collection of bus photos from Jersey and Guernsey in the 1960s by M.A.Penn.
- A fabulous collection of bus photos from Scotland 1968-1970 by M.A.Penn.
- A very comprehensive and fascinating site about P. S. V. licence badges.
- An outstanding photo gallery from Stuart Johnson.
- Mike's Bus Pages contain wonderful galleries of old bus and coach photos.
- Chris Stanley's brilliant photo site, over 24,000 images going back 50 years.
- Old Bus Photos is a fascinating collection of contributed images and discussions about them.
- Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former British buses in Australia.
- Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former London buses abroad.
- Phil Groocock's Flickr collection of photos of former non-London British buses abroad.
- Dinnages Transport Publishing and their transport greeting cards
- Focus Transport is a great enthusiast website, for buses and more.
- Busman's holiday, one man's journey from conductor to driver.
- The On the buses fan club website
- Bob Mockford's detailed pages about Ticket machines, a really useful resource.
- Scran have a vast collection of Scottish bus and transport photos. Sign up to see enlargements.
- The Online transport archive, make video and photographs available to publishers and researchers.
- Dayle's photo collection of Buses and coaches from South and southern Africa is terrific. Take a look.
- A vast amount of data! Chassis and body lists at Bus Lists on the Web.
- A glorious collection of 1960s bus photos, all indexed for easy access.
- A wonderful site about Open top buses around the world, by David McGow.
- A glorious gallery of historic Victoria coach station pictures.
- Bus Australia website for transport enthusiasts down under.
- The Southern municipals website, covering bus services in towns from Swindon to Eastbourne.
- Pure nostalgia by John Hinson with all sorts of bus-related bits and pieces.
- This site doesn't really get involved with non-British buses, but many of you do, so here is a good starting point for buses in the USA, The motor bus society.
- Here is a fabulous history of 100 years of buses in Madeira. It's free, just click - you'll be fascinated.
- A huge collection of transport photos (mostly trucks) courtesy of Chris Hodge trucks.
SALES AND COMMERCIAL SITES
- GoCompare has an interactive tool for finding the cheapest places to fill up with petrol / diesel in your area. It works!
- See The Trainline, Europe's leading train and coach app.
- Get paid to drive your classic bus by listing it on BookaClassic.co.uk.
- WheelsAllOver have a range of T-shirts and other products featuring classic cars, vans and even a bus!
- "Rust and Relics", great transport line drawings by Mark Finney.
- Paul Atchinson - Heritage transport artist. Paintings of buses, trams, railways, lorries, motorbikes, cars and aircraft.
- Transport artist Mike Jeffries is renowned for the quality of his work.
- Ray Jackson produces magnificent transport artworks.
- PMP Transport Films have more than 2000 titles to choose from.
- Paul Lacey Transport Books about buses and coaches in the Thames Valley area.
- MDS Book Sales has a huge stock of specialist bus (and other transport) books.
- South West Bus Models for the latest releases at great prices.
- Transport Auctions of London is the key marketplace for London's transport collectibles.
- Click Souvenirs sell diecast buses, taxis and Minis with a London theme.
- London Hut sell diecast buses, taxis and Minis with a London theme.
- Footman James arrange insurance for classic vehicles
- PIB Insurance Brokers for preserved bus and coach insurance.
- Towergate, for classic bus insurance.
- Rewire Security offer affordable GPS tracking solutions to keep watch on your vehicle.
- Keith Edmundson for ticket rolls and machines.
- Transport Ticket Services for all ticket-related products.
- See Comvex Truck Exporter for truck sales, new and used.
- Baconsdozen sells new tools for old machines, BSF, Whitworth, Imperial etc.
- Routemaster manuals, Wiring diagrams, and other Routemaster material.
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